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Authorize a contract for LinkedIn Learning Hub for Government, to maintain an essential workforce development resource, for Austin Human Resources with Carahsoft Technology Corp., for an initial term of one year with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $480,000. Funding: $113,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Human Resources. $47,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Human Resources. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Austin Financial Services.
Client Department(s)
Austin Human Resources.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $113,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Human Recourses.
Funding in the amount of $47,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Human Resources.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Procurement Language:
Multiple cooperative purchase programs were reviewed for these services. Austin Financial Services has determined this contractor best meets the needs to provide these services required for the City.
MBE/WBE:
Cooperative Agreement contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to Austin Financial Services – Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract will provide LinkedIn Learning licenses to maintain an essential workforce development resource that directly supports operational readiness, retention, and succession planning. LinkedIn Learning provides more than 24,000 expert led courses accessible 24/7 on...
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